1. The Renaissance Times they are a CHANGIN!

2. The Renaissance Refers to a time of exceptional creativity and change in Europe Produced new attitudes towards culture and learning Began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe

3. Why does the Renaissance begin in Italy? Center of Roman learning that the Renaissance was based Italian City States were also the center of trade and manufacturing in Europe These City States had the wealth and powerful merchant class who wanted but were also willing to finance the Renaissance

4. The Renaissance Social thought began to change as education began to be viewed as a necessity A true Renaissance Man should be educated, well mannered, and a master of many fields. Particularly if you were an Aristocrat. Literary works not based on religion, but rather how to move up socially

5. Renaissance Literature Castiglione’s The Ideal Courtier talked about how socialites where supposed to act in royal court. Has a massive impact on manors and fashion. Machiavelli’s The Prince talked about how to get and keep power Machiavelli says that a successful ruler does whatever it takes to rule without regard for right and wrong, good and evil

6. Humanist Movement At the heart of the Renaissance – began to focus on worldly subjects rather than religious issues. No longer accepted the world around them without question, instead they began to try and understand it Question everything and accept nothing

7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! The city of Florence becomes the center of Europe’s Renaissance Many artists came here to study and work

8. Leonardo da Vinci Inventor Scientist Artist Most remembered for the Mona Lisa

9. Michelangelo Another Florence artist Sculptor Best known for his painting of the Sistine Chapel

10. Raphael Worked in Florence at the same time as Michelangelo Thought to be a better painter than Michelangelo Mastered the skills of depth and perception Best known for the School of Athens

11. Northern Writers 1400s-1500s Erasmus – Praise of Folly – Expose corruption and challenges the church Thomas More – Utopia – The perfect Society Cervantes – Don Quixote-Satire against the Spanish society and the Catholic Church Shakespeare – Adds 1700 words to the English language

12. Renaissance Art Changed the way Western Europe viewed and created art In every aspect and in every form Renaissance artists made a more accurate reflection of the world around them Also changes architecture – Gothic gives way to more Romanesque style with Domes, Columns, and arches.